Most Expensive Pipe Tobaccos

[TheatyHannington]

Well, most expensive on pipesandcigars.com (http://pipesandcigars.com). :)

So I was poking my way through the inner nets and looking around for a really expensive blend to try out. I was surprised to find that most blends were around $10 for a 50oz tin, about 1.75 or 1.76 ounces. They really ranged from $8 to $12. Well that got me wondering, as I lit up my first bowl of McConnell's Scottish Cake, what the most expensive pipe tobaccos in the world are. Couldn't find a list online so I compiled one myself.


1 Dunhill
Deluxe Navy Rolls
$14.33
Va/Per

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Hall of Fame
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Latham Circle
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Manor Heights
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Mohawk River
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Old Kinderhook
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Patroon Island
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Saratoga Summer
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Stockade
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Sycaway
$13.99
Aromatic

2 Heath & Home
Landmark Vischer Ferry
$13.99
Aromatic

12 Davidoff
Flake Medallions
$13.89
Va/Per

13 McConnell
Latakia Flake
$13.65
English

13 McConnell
Scottish Flake
$13.65
Virginia

15 McConnell
Pure Caribe
$13.10
Cigar Leaf

15 McConnell
Pure Latakia
$13.10
Latakia

15 McConnell
Pure Perique
$13.10
Perique

18 Vauen
160 Year Anniversary
$12.71
Va + Cinnamon

19 McConnell
Black & Gold
$12.38
Aromatic

19 McConnell
Glen Piper
$12.38
Oriental

19 McConnell
Maduro
$12.38
Virginia

19 McConnell
Oriental
$12.38
Scottish

19 McConnell
Red Virginia
$12.38
Aromatic

19 McConnell
Rich, Dark Virginia
$12.38
Aromatic

19 McConnell
Ripe Honeydew
$12.38
Aromatic

19 McConnell
Scottish Blend
$12.38
Va/Per

19 McConnell
Scottish Cake
$12.38
Virginia

19 McConnell
Special London Mature
$12.38
Virginia

19 McConnell
Special London Mild
$12.38
Virginia

30 Davidoff
Danish Mixture
$11.98
Danish

30 Davidoff
English Mixture
$11.98
English

30 Davidoff
Royalty Mixture
$11.98
English

30 Davidoff
Scottish Mixture
$11.98
Aromatic

34 Vauen
Exotic # 10
$11.90
Black Cav + Va

34 Planta
Original Danish
$11.90
Danish

And for those curious:
Aromatics 15
Black Cav 1
Cigar Leaf 1
Danish 2
English 3
Latakia 1
Oriental 1
Perique 1
Scottish 1
Virginia 6
Va/Per 3

Or by Dominant Note:
Aromatic 15
Black Cav 1
Danish 2
Latakia 6
Pure Leaf 4
Va/Per 3

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Now, being a newbie pipe smoker, this raised some questions that I will head over to the "Ask an Old Fart" (http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6366) thread and ask now. However, here is my initial observation: The most expensive pipe tobacco in the world costs $14.33 for a 50g tin. A bowl is between 3 and 5 grams. Therefore, each tin will give between 10 and 17 bowls. Each of those bowls cost $.86 to $1.43. Therefore, to smoke the Pipe Equivalent of a Padron Anniversary 1926 80 Years or Opus X would be like smoking those for less than a buck a stick to a buck forty-three a stick. And my friends wonder why one of my New Year's Resolutions was "Smoke more pipe." They wonder this while I share my pipe tobacco with them and they jealously guard their cigars. :pi

[yellowgoat]

Reiner Golden Label is $18.84 at P&C even more at other places, But it's oh so good.

[GWN]

Head north of the border if you want an expensive blend. Last tin I bought at a B$M here was Dunhill London Mixture and it cost me $26. And that was a few years ago.

[Thammy]

Head north of the border if you want an expensive blend. Last tin I bought at a B$M here was Dunhill London Mixture and it cost me $26. And that was a few years ago.

Quoted for truth. Pipe tobacco is damn expensive here. Actually it has gone up. Last tin I bought was like 30 something bucks I believe, and the owner of the tobacco store said that is a good price for a tin!

[NCRadioMan]

Rejoice and purchase while you can. Before long, pipe tobacco will be taxed the same as cigarette tobacco. Then you will see those $26 Dunhill's in the states.

[BigFrank]

Taxes ><

[Bruce]

Wait until you get into the vintage tobacco market....;)
But, even vintage tins are still a bargin compared to the rare and vintage cigar market.

[alfredo_buscatti]

Compton's, available from Maxime Engel, the business owner and blender, is ~$40.00/100 g.

Available @ pipes2smoke.com.

I've not smoked any, but those who have say it's worth every penny.